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| Yup, this is me, and these are my glasses :) |
Let's start with the basics, if we do that then we might just make it through to the other side.
Hi, I'm Dan. I'm 18 and love taking pictures and mucking around on Photoshop. I'm a bit of a geek, nerd weirdo, dork and what-have-you, but that's okay because i'm proud of it. I also have a cat - make of that what you will.
Coming up with an idea for this "Summer Project" really was a tricky one for me because to me it seemed like an opportunity for me to introduce myself whilst trying not to make myself sound like a bit of an unpleasant antisocialite or nonconformist. I also didn't want to portray myself as an "arrogant tw*t" either because, and let's face it, it's really not me. I mean I do have moments where I'm a wee bit elitist... but I had better save these ramblings of a madman for another time.
I, being one of the "Computer generation" spend literally hours online, and I regularly spend time reading articles online, one such article caught my eye from Lifehacker:
http://lifehacker.com/396158/show-us-your-desktop-and-workspace-on-flickr
"Show Us Your Desktop and Workspace on Flickr"
Now I'm not normally one for sticking up photos of my entire personal life, but this time I thought "Why the heck not? I have a Mac and I'm proud of it, and I have a flickr" (Shameless advertising, here's my flickr page, enjoy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/metcalfedan/) and seeing the wide range of PCs and Macs around the world inspired me to get involved so I had a go of my own.
I really like the idea of using your desk space as a way of showing who you are because, for a large majority of people in some specific industries, (Photographic for me - If you hadn't guessed that by now then... see a nurse) Your desk space is the place where you spend the most time, excluding your bed or the local bar in some cases.
For example, my desk shows a lot about me. Here's what it currently looks like at the time of writing, with a little help from my good 'ol iPhone:
1. I have an iMac, which shows I'm young, hip and cool by stereotypical understanding,
2. My desk almost always features a camera or two, showing my enthusiasm for photography - which is also backed up by the various prints I have on the walls surrounding my work space, but you can't see from these phone pics.
3. I also have on display an almost complete collection of tickets to past gigs that I have attended - I like rock music, best get that out of the way now...
4. The plates & food wrappers. Yeah, I eat at my desk. Why waste valuable internet time down in the kitchen or in the shower washing?
5. That little orange tube of hair stuff just behind my keyboard - yup, that's from a hair dye kit - I dye my hair, and i'm still perfectly straight. I'll let you work that one out.
6. You can't really see it but behind the Mac on the wall I have a disk with pictures from a wedding that I co-shot recently - you always remember your first time ;)
7. Lee (The Lego mascot) He's there as a reminder from my childhood really, i'm still just a big kid inside.
See, that's already 7 facts about me that you didn't know before looking at my desk. Which is why I think using my desk is a good way of portraying myself through still life. It shows who I am, without me actually being present in the picture.
Well that's me done for now, My next blog post will feature the finished picture of my desk space and who knows... It might even get tidied up a bit... Thanks for reading :)
Dan